or maybe a hole it's getting thru? are you updated on your OS?...been some recent updates. Just a thot. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 9:34 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: spyware - NewDotNet Yes - as I mentioned below, I had run cleanUp! - I didn't delete my prefetch files though. I will be doing that now. I also run version 3.12 - not the newer version. And I'm positive they are spyware. I've also googled it. I've removed it umteen times and it comes back - so there is something on here re-creating it. I get pop ups non-stop. I'm going to follow the suggestions that Chris made - I've printed them out - and I'm going to cross my fingers that they work! I am currently running a program that I found on a forum that was suggested - but I don't know if it is free or not - it said it was, but another one they suggested that they said was free, and it wasn't. Nope! not free! I'm going to re-boot and do all of this other stuff now! Cris ----- Original Message ----- From: milady Do you have CleanUP??? I use at least twice a day..it gets rid of lots of stuff including everything in Prefetch. Nother thing...I don't know what those things are you posted but are you SURE they are spyware???some things SAY things are and it's just their opinion.. We are being told so much stuff is spyware because with all that is out there paranoia is rampant..Everylittle thing we jump at. Maybe we don't NEED to...if you haven't YET, try some homework on google. Research whatever is bothering you. see what the story is.. ???? ml ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 5:19 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- spyware - NewDotNet Please read the entire email for my problems! Also - please don't tell me to get rid of internet explorer. I am infected with spyware. I am getting non-stop internet explorer pop ups. I have scanned with norton online - panda online - microsoft anti-spyware - adaware - I deleted a file in hijackThis - Pest patrol - it used to be really good, but I think it is corrupted. It didnt' find it, and it is supposed to. microsoft finds it and deletes it and it is right back. I don't have anything in add/remove and I don't have any extra things appearing on the top of my internet explorer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I've run cleanUP! also - and manually tried to delete a file from my regular temp folder - and it won't delete. Can I get to that one in safe mode? I haven't been so frustrated in ages!!! Cris -- -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.12/75 - Release Date: 8/17/2005 -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/